The greatest number of citations were issued during the season's first two parades in Houma, those held by the krewes of Hercules and Aquarius, with five arrests apiece, Farmer said.

“We issued summonses for disturbing the peace by fighting, resisting by violence, crossing the barricade and cruelty to juveniles,” he said.

Police had it easier during parades held by the krewes of Hyacinthians, Houmas and Kajuns. Bad weather during these parades meant smaller crowds, which resulted in there being no arrests, Farmer said.

In addition to these arrests, Houma police arrested 27 in an underage drinking operation. These arrests included citations issued to businesses selling alcohol to minors and minors possessing alcohol, Farmer said.

Forty arrests were made by deputies of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, Capt. Dawn Foret said.

Nine arrests were made in Lafourche Parish, eight by the Sheriff's Office and one by Thibodaux Police, officials said.

Lafourche deputies made one arrest for DWI and issued seven summonses for underage drinking and the sale of alcohol to minors, Lafourche Sheriff's Office spokesman Brennan Matherne said.

“We had one incident of arrest wherein an intoxicated subject drove his vehicle behind a float and entered a parade. He was arrested for DWI,” Matherne said.

Matherne said deputies responded to several other complaints that didn't lead to arrests.

“We responded to a handful of disturbances, such as verbal and physical altercations, but cooler heads often prevailed,” he said.

Though crime in Lafourche Parish during parades may seem to be low, the reported numbers may not tell the whole story, Matherne said.

“If there was a DWI two or three hours after a parade, there is no telling whether or not it was parade related. It's possible that there were other arrests made other than the those we are noting,” he said.

Lafourche sheriff's Capt. J.P. deGravelles said that the Carnival season in Lafourche resembled Carnival seasons of years past, with only a few minor incidents.

Farmer said his agency attributes Houma's reasonably lower crime rates to the shuffling of officers to areas deemed to be the most likely for crimes to occur at.

“This year we moved people around. We put more people in the different locations that we had problems with in previous years,” Farmer said.

<p>Nearly 100 summonses were issued in connection with crimes occurring during the more than two weeks of Carnival in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, officials said.</p><p>Residents were charged with offenses ranging from underage drinking, disturbing the peace by fighting or obscenity, breaking and entering, resisting arrest and public urination. </p><p>Most offenses were reported during parades in Houma.</p><p>“We had a decrease from last year,” Houma Police Capt. Duane Farmer said. “This year, we issued 30 summonses at eight parades.”</p><p>The greatest number of citations were issued during the season's first two parades in Houma, those held by the krewes of Hercules and Aquarius, with five arrests apiece, Farmer said.</p><p>“We issued summonses for disturbing the peace by fighting, resisting by violence, crossing the barricade and cruelty to juveniles,” he said. </p><p>Police had it easier during parades held by the krewes of Hyacinthians, Houmas and Kajuns. Bad weather during these parades meant smaller crowds, which resulted in there being no arrests, Farmer said.</p><p>In addition to these arrests, Houma police arrested 27 in an underage drinking operation. These arrests included citations issued to businesses selling alcohol to minors and minors possessing alcohol, Farmer said.</p><p>Forty arrests were made by deputies of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, Capt. Dawn Foret said.</p><p>Nine arrests were made in Lafourche Parish, eight by the Sheriff's Office and one by Thibodaux Police, officials said.</p><p>Lafourche deputies made one arrest for DWI and issued seven summonses for underage drinking and the sale of alcohol to minors, Lafourche Sheriff's Office spokesman Brennan Matherne said.</p><p>“We had one incident of arrest wherein an intoxicated subject drove his vehicle behind a float and entered a parade. He was arrested for DWI,” Matherne said.</p><p>Matherne said deputies responded to several other complaints that didn't lead to arrests.</p><p>“We responded to a handful of disturbances, such as verbal and physical altercations, but cooler heads often prevailed,” he said.</p><p>Though crime in Lafourche Parish during parades may seem to be low, the reported numbers may not tell the whole story, Matherne said.</p><p>“If there was a DWI two or three hours after a parade, there is no telling whether or not it was parade related. It's possible that there were other arrests made other than the those we are noting,” he said.</p><p>Lafourche sheriff's Capt. J.P. deGravelles said that the Carnival season in Lafourche resembled Carnival seasons of years past, with only a few minor incidents.</p><p>Farmer said his agency attributes Houma's reasonably lower crime rates to the shuffling of officers to areas deemed to be the most likely for crimes to occur at. </p><p>“This year we moved people around. We put more people in the different locations that we had problems with in previous years,” Farmer said.</p>